Gift box



July 29, 1969 R. L. NELSON 3,458,112

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GIFT BOX Filed June 12. 1967 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 we JQ INVENTOR. RICHARD L.NELSON BY WW4 i/MMMJ/M m 3,458,112 GIFT BOX Richard L. Nelson, 3518Wildwood Drive, Marion, Ind. 46952 Filed June 12, 1967, Ser. No. 645,181Int. Cl. B65d /02 US. Cl. 229-40 9 Claims ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE Acombination cover and gift wrapping for a merchandise containing box.The gift wrapping is glued to the cover only at selected small spots sothat the final appearance of the box is the same as a conventional giftWrapped box. Both the cover and gift wrapping lie flat for easy stackingand storing.

Background of the invention Field of the invention.-This inventionrelates to a box wrapping arrangement.

Description of the prior art.--One of the problems involved in thedepartment store business is gift wrapping. Many customers desire that abox be gift wrapped by the department store to avoid having to gift wrapit themselves. It is well known that a box in order to be gift wrappedhas to have paper or other wrapping surrounding the box but not a partof the box. Thus, there are available boxes which have tops covered withpaper of various attractive kinds but this does not qualify as a giftwrapping because the paper covers only the top and appears to be adheredor too neatly mounted on the top.

Department stores use both folding boxes and set up boxes for displayand packaging of their merchandise. Set up boxes are those boxes whichdo not fold down once they have been set up while folding boxes arethose boxes which can be folded fiat after they have been set up. It isdesirable to provide a fast, efiicient way of gift wrapping foldingboxes as well as set up boxes so as to provide an attractive giftwrapped box.

Summary of the invention 3,458,l l2 Patented July 29, 1969 FIG. 2 is anexploded perspective view of the box Wrapping arrangement of FIG. 1together with a folding box upon which the arrangement is used.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the box wrapping arrangement andthe box in paritally assembled conditron.

FIG. 4 is a view similar to FIG. 3 showing the box in a more completelyassembled condition.

FIG. 5 is a view similar to FIGS. 2, 3 and 4 but showing the box in acompletely assembled condition.

FIG. 6 is a plan view of the paper wrapping of an alternate embodimentof the invention.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing the box wrapping arrangement ofFIG. 6 in partially assembled condition.

FIG. 8 is a view similar to FIG. 7, but showing the box in completelyassembled condition.

One embodiment of the invention might include a box wrapping arrangementfor wrapping a box comprising a fiber board cover including a top andfour side flaps, said top having a rectangular configuration and havingeach flap foldably connected to a respective one of the four edges ofsaid top, a paper wrapping adhered to said top at a minor portion of thearea of said top, said cover being adapted to be folded about a boxhaving a length and width corresponding to the length and width of saidtop and having a depth corresponding to the distance said flaps extendfrom said top, said paper wrapping being sufficiently large to wrap saidbox when said cover is folded around said box.

One object of this invention is to provide an improved box wrappingarrangement.

Another object of this invention is to provide a box wrappingarrangement which makes possible fast,-eflicient, neat and attractivegift wrapping of boxes.

Still another object of this invention is to provide a box wrappingarrangement which can be packed and stored flat to save space.

Brief description of the drawing Description of the preferredembodiments Referring now more particularly to the drawings, there isillustrated a box wrapping arrangement 10 which includes a fiber boardcover 11 and a paper wrapping 12. The fiber board cover 11 includes atop 15 and four side flaps 16 foldably connected to the respective fouredges of the rectangular top 15. The paper wrapping 12 is glued to thetop 15 at only selected spots 20 of relatively small area in comparisonto the complete area of the top 15 so that the final gift wrapping boxhas a fresh appearance in which the wrapping 12 does not appear to be apart of the box.

The paper wrapping 12 includes a central portion 21 which is coextensivewith the top 15 and also includes four side portions 22, 23, 24 and 25which overlie and extend beyond the flaps 16. The paper wrapping 12further includes four web portions 30 which connect the four sideportions 22, 23, 24 and 25. Each of the web portions 30 has a triangularconfiguration and extends from points 31 on adjacent side portions,which points are defined by the distance the flaps 16 extend from thetop 15.

The assembly of the gift wrapping is shown serially in FIGS. 2, 3, 4 and5. The gift wrapping arrangement 10 can be used to gift wrap a foldingbox such as the folding box 35 or can be used to gift wrap a set up box(not shown). The folding box 35 may be used to contain and displaymerchandise such as, for example, a sweater or any type of merchandiseon display in the store. When in use, the folding box 35 has its foursides 36 in upright condition relative to the base 37 of the foldingbox. Thus, the box 35 may be placed upside down as illustrated in FIG. 3with the box 35 overlying the top 15.

Next, the side flaps 16 are folded upwardly so as to overlie the sides36 of the folding box 35. The paper wrapping side portions 23 and 25 arenext laid over the side flaps 16 and are adhered to the base or bottom37 of the box 35. For this purpose, adhesive 40 may be provided on theside portions 23 and 25. It will be noted that the side portions 23 and25 extend only a sufficient distance beyond the extension of the sideflaps 16 to permit adhering of the side portions 23 and 25 to the bottom37 of the folding box 35.

Next, the web portions 30 are folded centrally in the manner shown inFIG. 4 outside of the side'flaps 16. One of the side portions 24 has itscorners 45 removed therefrom. The opposite of the side portions 22 has astrip of adhesive 46 along its inside distal edge. The last assemblystep suggested in FIGS. 4 and 5 consists of the laying of the sideportion 22 over the side portion 24 and the adhering of the side portion22 to the side portion 24 by means of the adhesive 46. It can be seenthat because the corners 45 are removed, the adhesive 46 will also 3adhere to the side portions 23 and 25, thus providing a freshly giftwrapped box as illustrated in FIG. 5. It should be noted that the sideportions 22 and 24 extend a sufiicient distance from the central portion21 of the paper wrapping so as to permit their being adhered to oneanother as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5.

Referring now to FIGS. 6, 7 and 8, there is illustrated a furtherembodiment of the invention which includes the paper wrapping 10illustrated in FIG. 6. The fiber board cover of the embodiment of FIGS.6, 7 and 8 is identical to the fiber board cover 11 of FIG. 1. Insimilar fashion to the box wrapping arrangement of FIGS. 1-5, the fiberboard cover 101 of FIGS. 6-8 is adhered at selected spots to the paperwrapping 100 so that the final gift wrapping has a freshly gift wrappedappearance. The manner of use of the box wrapping arrangement of FIGS.6, 7 and 8 is generally the same as that of FIGS. 1-5 except that theside portions 102 of the paper Warpping are first folded over oneanother as shown in FIG. 7 prior to the folding of the side portions 103up against the box.

It can be seen that the paper wrapping of FIG. 6 has a rectangularoutline. Also, no adhesive is supplied on the paper wrapping 100 andinstead scotch tape or the like is used to complete the wrappingprocedure. Thus, scotch tape 105 can be applied to the side portions 103when the wrapping procedure has been completed as in FIG. 8. The line106 indicates a line along which the paper wrapping is folded just priorto applying the scotch tape 105. In other respects, the embodiment ofFIGS. 6, 7 and 8 is identical to that of FIGS. 1-5.

It will be evident from the above description that the present inventionprovides an improved box wrapping arrangement. It will also be evidentthat the box wrapping arrangement of the present invention makespossible fast, efficient as well as neat and attractive gift wrapping ofboxes. It can also be seen that the box wrapping arrangement of thepresent invention can be easily packed and stored in order to save spacebecause of its initial fiat condition.

While the invention has been illustrated and described in detail in thedrawings and foregoing description, the same is to be considered asillustrative and not restrictive in character, it being understood thatonly the preferred embodiment has been shown and described and that allchanges and modifications that come within the spirit of the inventionand the scope of the claims are also desired to be protected.

The invention claimed is:

l. A box wrapping arrangement for wrapping a box which is separate andapart from said box wrapping arrangement comprising a fiber board coverincluding a top and four side flaps, said top having a rectangularconfiguration and having each side flap foldably connected to arespective one of the four edges of said top, a paper wrapping adheredto said top at a minor portion of the area of said top, said cover beingadapted to be folded about a box having a length and width correspondingto the length and width of said top and having a denth corresponding tothe distance said flaps extend from said top, said paper wrapping beingsufiiciently large to wrap said box when said cover is folded aroundsaid box.

2. The box wrapping arrangement of claim 1 wherein said paper wrappingincludes a central portion coextensive with said top and four sideportions which overlie and extend beyond said flaps, said paper wrappingfurther including four web portions connecting said four side portions,said web portions having a triangular configuration and extending frompoints on adjacent side portions which points are defined by thedistance said flaps extend from said top, one opposite pair of said sideportions extending only a sufficient distance from said central portionto be adhered to said box, the

4 other opposite pair of said side portions extending a sufficientdistance from said central portion to be adhered to one another.

3. The box wrapping arrangement of claim 1 wherein said paper Wrappingis a sheet of rectangular configuration.

4. The box wrapping arrangement of claim 2 additionally comprisingadhesive on said side portions for securing said one opposite pair ofsaid side portions to said box and for securing the other opposite pairof said side portions to one another.

5. The box wrapping arrangement of claim 3 additionally comprisingadhesive on said paper wrapping for securing said paper wrapping inenclosing relation about said box.

6. A box wrapping arrangement for wrapping a box which is separate andapart from said box wrapping arrangement, said box having one flatrectangular side and further flat sides extending away from said oneside, said arrangement comprising a box cover, a wrapping in sheet formadhered to said cover at a minor portion of the area thereof, saidwrapping being more flexible than said cover, said cover and wrappingbeing fiat and parallel to one another, said cover including a top andfour side flaps, said top having the same dimensions as said one side ofsaid box whereby said top can overlie said one side and said flaps canoverlie said further sides, said wrapping being sufficiently large towrap said box when said cover is placed on the box.

7. A wrapped box comprising a rectangular box having a bottom and foursides, each of said four sides being connected to said bottom and toadjacent ones of said sides, a cover for said box including a top andfour side flaps, said top having a rectangular configuration and havingeach side flap foldably connected to a respective one of the four edgesof said top, said cover being folded about said box, said top having alength and width corresponding to the length and width of said box, saidside flaps having sizes corresponding to the sides of said box andoverlying the sides of said box, a paper wrapping adhered to said top ata minor portion of the area thereof and enclosing said cover and box,said paper wrapping and said cover being separate and apart from saidbox.

8. The wrapped box of claim 7 wherein said paper wrapping includes acentral portion coextensive with said top and four side portions whichoverlie and extend beyond said flaps, said paper wrapping furtherincluding four inwardly folded web portions connecting said four sideportions, said web portions having a triangular configuration andextending from points on adjacent side portions which points are definedby the distance said flaps extend from said top, one opposite pair ofsaid side portions extending over the respective sides of said box andadhered to said bottom, the other opposite pair of said side portionsextending over respective sides of said box and over said bottom andadhered to one another over said bottom.

9. The wrapped box of claim 7 wherein said paper wrapping is a sheet ofrectangular configuration.

References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,667,869 4/1928 Peterson.1,667,870 4/ 1928 Peterson. 2,479,456 8/ 1949 Arthur. 3,257,068 6/1966Wright. 3,343,750 9/1967 Desmond et al.

DAVIS T. MOORHEAD, Primary Examiner US. Cl. X.R. 229-87

